Exhibit
99.1
ATS Corporation Appoints Kevin
Flannery to Board of Directors
MCLEAN,
VA – (BUSINESSWIRE) – June 1, 2009, ATS Corporation (“ATSC” or the “Company”)
(OTCBB: ATCT), a leading information technology company that delivers innovative
technology solutions to government and commercial organizations, today announced
the appointment of Kevin Flannery, a highly experienced business executive, to
its Board of Directors, effective today.
Mr.
Flannery is replacing Ginger Lew on the ATSC Board of Directors. Ms.
Lew’s resignation, effective May 31, 2009, from the Board was due to her
assuming a position in the Obama administration.
Mr.
Flannery is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Whelan
Financial Corporation, a financial management and consulting company he founded
in 1993. He has served as chairman and chief executive officer of
several companies in a variety of industries. Prior to those roles,
he held a senior executive position in a global investment banking
firm.
ATSC
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ed Bersoff stated, “We are
excited to have Kevin join our Board. He brings significant
operational and financial experience to our Company from the numerous executive
roles he has held. We also thank Ginger for serving on our board for
the last two years and appreciate her thoughtful guidance and counsel during her
tenure. We wish her well in her position in the new
administration.”
About
ATS Corporation
ATSC is a
leading provider of software and systems development, systems integration,
infrastructure management and outsourcing, information sharing and consulting to
the Department of Defense, Federal civilian agencies, public safety and national
security customers, as well as commercial enterprises. Headquartered
in McLean, Virginia, the Company has more than 600 employees at 10 locations
across the country.
Any
statements in this press release about future expectations, plans, and prospects
for ATSC, including statements about the estimated value of the contract and
work to be performed, and other statements containing the words “estimates,”
“believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “will,” and similar expressions,
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially
from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various
important factors, including: our dependence on our contracts with federal
government agencies for the majority of our revenue, our dependence on our GSA
schedule contracts and our position as a prime contractor on government-wide
acquisition contracts to grow our business, and other factors discussed in our
latest annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 16, 2009. In addition, the forward-looking statements
included in this press release represent our views as of June 1, 2009. We
anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to
change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements
at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so.
These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our
views as of any date subsequent to June 1, 2009.
Additional
information about ATSC may be found at www.atsc.com.
Company
Contact:
Joann
O’Connell
Vice
President, Investor Relations
ATS
Corporation
(571)-766-2400
Media
Contact:
Penny
Parker
Corporate
Communications Manager
ATS
Corporation
(571)-766-2400